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Chris Kaba: No gun found in car of man shot dead by police in Streatham, watchdog confirms

The man’s family have called for ‘answers and accountability’ over his death

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

Man, 24, shot dead by police in Streatham did not have gun in or around car

Chris Kaba, 24, was shot to death by an armed Met Police unit following a car chase in Streatham, south London. An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct has found he was not armed

Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

No gun found in car of man shot dead by police, watchdog confirms

Chris Kaba died after a chase that ended in Streatham Hill, south London, on Monday night.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Chris Kaba: Met Police ‘understands’ family of rapper shot dead by officers want answers

Chris Kaba’s Audi was hemmed in by two police cars in a narrow London street before he was shot dead

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Fatal police shooting: Met recognises ‘devastating and lasting impact’ on family

The force has issued a statement acknowledging that Chris Kaba’s loved ones and the community want answers after he was shot dead.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Chris Kaba: Senior Met cop says he knows ‘community wants answers’ over fatal police shooting

A single shot was fired from the gun of an armed officer with the rapper dying just hours later in hospital

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Streatham shooting: Fiancée's mum demands to know why police shot 'super kind' man

Drill artist Chris Kaba was gunned down by armed police after a car chase in Streatham, south London, with his fiancée's mum Kimberly Alleyne demanding answers

Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022

Man shot dead by police ‘was due to become a father’

Chris Kaba, also known as Madix or Mad Itch 67, died in Streatham Hill, south London, on Monday.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Grandfather, 81, ‘left bloodied and bruised by arrest’ after police go to wrong address

Force refers itself to watchdog after mix-up ends with elderly man in custody

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Family of man who died in Thames during attempted arrest demand answers

Liam Allen’s body found in the water two hours after he swam away from police in south-west London

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022